The Fate of a Man(1959)

World War II. Soldier Andrei Sokolov endures injury, captivity and a concentration camp… And then miraculously manages to escape. Back home, he learns that his entire family has perished: his wife and daughters after a bombing raid and his son on the front lines on the last day of the war. Grief-stricken, Sokolov lives mechanically until he meets an orphan boy named Vanushka. To numb the pain of his loss, Sokolov decides to claim to be the child's father. The movie is based on the short story of the same name by Nobel laureate Mikhail Sholokhov, which was based on a true story.

The movie won prizes at several international film festivals, including in Moscow, Minsk, Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) and Melbourne.